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Low dose CT of the heart: a quantum leap into a new era of cardiovascular imaging.
Sara SeitunFilippo CademartiriLudovico La GruttaAlberto ClementeNico R. MolletS. De CrescenzoCarlo TedeschiErmanno CapuanoA. Igoren GuaricciAdriano RossiChiara MartiniErica MaffeiRoberto MalagoAnnick C. WeustinkTeresa Arcadisubject
Coronary angiographymedicine.medical_specialtyCardiologyComputed tomographycardiac CTCoronary DiseaseCoronary AngiographyRadiation DosageCoronary artery diseaseComputed tomography coronary angiographyCoronary artery diseasemedicineTrainingLow dose ctHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingMedical physicsNeuroradiologymedicine.diagnostic_testEquipment Safetybusiness.industryRadiation doseRadiation doseGeneral MedicineConventional coronary angiographymedicine.diseaseComputed tomography coronary angiography Conventional coronary angiography Coronary artery disease Radiation dose TrainingClinical realitySafety EquipmentbusinessSettore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E RadioterapiaRadiologyTomography X-Ray Computeddescription
In 10 years, computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) has shifted from an investigational tool to clinical reality. Even though CT technologies are very advanced and widely available, a large body of evidence supporting the clinical role of CTCA is missing. The reason is that the speed of technological development has outpaced the ability of the scientific community to demonstrate the clinical utility of the technique. In addition, with each new CT generation, there is a further broadening of actual and potential applications. In this review we examine the state of the art on CTCA. In particular, we focus on issues concerning technological development, radiation dose, implementation, training and organisation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | La Radiologia medica |